Thread: [Under consideration] Integrated spellcheck
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2010-01-15 , 00:37
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Originally Posted by Dunsurfin View Post
Reasons why word completion is not an option:
  1. Word completion adds to cognitive load (adds more data on the screen as you type).
  2. Word completion aids “fat fingered” typists (by correcting mistakes), but slows down typing for accurate users of the keyboard.
  3. Word completion does not help with proofing text that has been copied and pasted from another application.

What do you think? How would this be added to Maemo 5 / N900?
... also, as the word completion adds everything I type to it's dictionary, that dictionary fast becomes useless for words I didn't know how to spell in the first place! It only helps me miss-spell words faster!